James Hutton Institute

Umar is a Senior Researcher specializing in Green Finance, based within the Social, Economic, and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) Department at The James Hutton Institute.

With over a decade of experience in academia, Umar's research has revolved around energy economics and sustainable finance. Umar's research at Hutton focuses on actionable strategies that contribute to a more sustainable financial and environmental future.

I joined the Social Economic and Geographical Sciences department (SEGS) in 2022 as a graduate research assistant. In 2023, I progressed to this role as a Research Assistant and am part of the Environmental Governance Group.

I'm an Environmental Social Scientist at the James Hutton Institute and part of the Social Economic and Geographical Science (SEGS) group. Prior to joining JHI, I was a Social Scientist in the Society and Environment Research Group (SERG) at Forest Research. I am an interdisciplinary sustainability scientist who works at the interface(s) of policy, science, practice and education. I combine in-depth qualitative approaches and methodologies with thematic analysis, iterative theorisation and evaluation approaches.

Stuart is a plant-soil ecologist at the Institute focusing on how land-use management and restoration influences ecosystem functioning, particularly the impacts of herbivory and fire on plant communities and carbon storage and cycling. Stuart has research experience in a wide range of ecosystems including temperate upland grasslands, oceanic peatlands, tropical savannahs and tropical peatlands. Stuart is currently embedded in the Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme 2022 - 2027 with research areas in upland grazing management and prescribed burning and wildfires.

Environmental social scientist employing a range of social science and environmental research methods, including questionnaire surveys, interviews, social media research and participatory methods like the Delphi technique & participatory mapping. Experience with NiVO, R and GIS for qualitative, quantitative, and spatial analysis.

Niamh Mahon is an environmental social scientist, with an interdisciplinary background, working in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) group at the James Hutton Institute.

Naomi's research focuses on socio-economic impacts of land use and ownership change on rural peoples. Her interests include property theory, food systems, multi-stakeholder decision making, and environmental land management. She hsa substantial experience with qualitative data collection and analysis, and community research. 

Jean is an Environmental Sociologist and Macaulay Development Trust Fellow in Land Use and Societal Metabolism at The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland. He is examining the Scottish Government’s conceptions of “Green Recovery” and how objectives are communicated in this area. He is also developing Hutton's research capacities in societal metabolism.